Childhood –

our main characters: the boy, his sister, their best friend, and 4 other kids.

Playing on the hills, under the sparkling dust from the machines… exploring the monstrous caves and wind generators.

Telling stories, growing up, etc.

Library –

School, growing up…

Researching flight, the myths, etc.
(War comes to the shores of the monolithic library, however, and as the city burns, they must escape?)

Dispersion –

Some of our characters give up, flee, hide, or keep pursuing, though in different locations.

Africa –

The man finds a woman with some connection to his search.

Egypt –

The man, his sister, and his best friend / her fiancé journey into the desert, guided by scraps salvaged from the fire, and pieces they’ve collected around the world.

Older –

The boy is now an older man, he lives alone in a vast forest, photographing and documenting the wild life.  A bird flies away, and he’s painfully reminded of what he’s given up.  He couldn’t find what he’d looked for, not on his own.

“ah, they call you Teatha, you’re the man that drinks tea…”

Final chapter –

He receives the gift of flight from his lineage, from his father.